Reframing the Future

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Reframing the Future

• Moving forward
• Working in partnership

Enhancing organisational capability
A Strategic Management Project
Presenters Dave Campbell and Deb
Parsons Campbell.David_at_samfs.sa.gov.au Parsons.Deb
bie_at_samfs.sa.gov.au
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Key points

• Goal
• To be innovative in responding to the needs of
  students and the emerging skill needs and
  workforce development requirements of industry
  and communities
• Methodology
• Strategic review of the South Australian
  Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) Staff Development
  Framework

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Aims/Outcomes

• Work Teams
• PD for MFS and TAFE SA staff holistic approach
• Sharing lessons learnt with industry
• Investigating and developing flexible learning
  pathways for all firefighters

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Aims/Outcomes

• Organisational
• Realignment of SDF to provide flexible
  options/skill sets
• Enable greater uptake of RPL Public Safety
  qualifications
• Structure accessibility to nationally recognised
  training for regional personnel (tri-agency
  approach)

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Under the Pump
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Under the Pump

• Methodologies
• Roadshow, focus groups, SurveyMonkey,
  brainstorming, whiteboarding, discussion groups
• Challenges
• Culture, shift requirements, locations, time,
  access, juggling priorities, critical staff
  changes

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Take home messages

• Broad key stakeholder base greater need for
  structured management
• Critical need for project team that works well
  together
• Endorsement by Executive Management
• Thankfulness for RTF funding

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Questions
Presenters Dave Campbell and Deb
Parsons Campbell.David_at_samfs.sa.gov.au Parsons.Deb
bie_at_samfs.sa.gov.au